25: Healthcare financing models in India

In the latest series of The Medicine Box, top executives of the Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) and India-based MNCs speak on a range of topics related to the pharma and healthcare industry. The podcast, hosted by CNBC-TV18’s Ekta Batra, and in association with OPPI, which represents research-based pharmaceutical companies in India, will have six episodes. In the second episode of the series, Ekta chats with A Vaidheesh, OPPI president, and managing director, India of Glaxo SmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited. Vaidheesh discusses India’s Missing Middle, in the context of Ayushman Bharat & healthcare financing in the country. Listen to him share his thoughts on the current healthcare financing models in India, the need for change and solutions such as increasing insurance coverage. Tune in!